South Western Railway hiring 904 trade apprentices

After Eastern Railway, Railway Recruitment Cell of South Western Railway has released a recruitment notification. This recruitment drive is being conducted to hire candidates for the post of trade apprentice for imparting training under the Apprentice Act 1961 for its different workshops and divisions. A total of 904 vacancies will be filled in various trades through the recruitment process. The online application process has started. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online till November 3, 2021.

Interested candidates can check vacancy details, qualification, age limit and other details below:

Important dates

Notice number: SWR/RRC/Act Appr/01/2020-21

Date of publication of notification: October 1, 2021

Opening date of online application: October 4, 2021

Last date of online application: November 3, 2021

Vacancy details

Through this recruitment process RRC will fill vacancies in different units of South Western Railway for various trades including fitter, turner, welder, painter, electrician. Candidates can apply for any of the units. Take a look at the unit wise vacancies.

Hubballi division: 237 posts

Carriage Repair Workshop, Hubballi: 217 posts

Bengaluru Division: 230 posts

Mysuru division: 177 posts

Central Workshop, Mysuru: 43 posts

Eligibility criteria

Educational qualification: The candidate must have passed the 10th class examination (under 10+2 examination system) or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks, in aggregate, from a government recognised board and also should possess the National Trade Certificate in the concerned trade issued by NCVT or SCVT. As per notification, engineering graduates and diploma holders are not eligible to apply for this apprenticeship.

Age limit: The candidates should have attained the age of 15 years. The maximum age limit is 24 years as on the last date of notification. Relaxation in upper age limit is applicable for reserved category candidates as per government guidelines.

Selection process

Selection of candidates will be on the basis of merit. The merit list would be prepared taking the average of the percentage marks obtained by the candidates in both matriculation and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.

Application fee

The application fee for candidates is Rs 100, whereas no fee is applicable to female/ PwBD/ ST/ SC category candidates.

Application procedure

Interested candidates can apply online on or before November 3, 2021 through the website www.rrchubli.in.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website of RRC of South Western Railway.